Buddhist Theory of Meaning and Literary Analysis-Rajnish Kumar Mishra-DKPD-9788124601181
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| For over
two millennia, language has been one of the prime concerns in nearly all
philosophical systems of India: Grammar, Mimamsa, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Jaina
and Bauddha which, in turn, not only have shaped the Indian perception of
vak, but also constitute the essential background to study the major concerns
of language that have been taken up in the subsequent phases of
philosophical-linguistic developments. Rajnish Mishra’s book offers a fresh,
in-depth exposition of the Buddhist theory of meaning (apohavada) against
this stupendous backdrop of Indian linguistic thought and also tries to show
how this time-honoured theory is positioned vis-a-vis the current issues and
assumptions in language. Surveying the evolution of apoha across the ages —
specially in its four kindred perspectives, viz, the Abhidharmika, the
Sautrantika, the Yogacara and the Madhyamika schools of Buddhist philosophy,
the author sets out, on its basis, a cognitive-epistemological model for
literary analysis and illustrates as well the applicational aspects of this
model with meticulous analysis of Wordsworth’s poetic masterpiece, ‘Tintern
Abbey’. Based, as it is, on wide-ranging primary sources, including the
Buddhist philosophical-epistemological texts in Sanskrit, the book sheds
altogether new light on the Buddhist theory of meaning and, simultaneously,
argues against the fallacies that have cropped up around its latter-day
interpretations. A work of specific contemporary relevance to the ongoing
post-structuralist debates, the book also carries a comprehensive, highly
valuable cross-referential glossary of ‘conceptual’ Sanskrit terms. |
| Book |
| ISBN |
9788124601181
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| PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
| Binding |
HARDCOVER |
| Edition |
2008 |
| Language |
ENGLISH |
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